The Duke’s Madness

“A little angel from Bavaria?”

“If you go up through your veins, there are angels. Did you not know?”

Arthur pondered and answered.

“no. I know. Isn’t that a legend?”

“Sometimes legends are right. But I don’t know for sure either. It’s a very old story, and being an angel basically can’t marry a human.”

Arthur burst into exclamations at the explanation.

‘This white beard… Do you know about angels?’

I didn’t even know if the old man in front of me belonged to Sky Island.

That’s why the sky island was a secret and mysterious organization.

Then Whitebeard opens his mouth again.

“Now, let’s get to the point. Do you think I will kill you?”

Arthur, who came to his senses, answered.

“hmm···. Wouldn’t that be normal?”

“why?”

Arthur answered honestly.

“Because you killed your disciple?”

Whitebeard burst into laughter.

“That Frakil is not my disciple.”

“yes?”

“He’s one of those guys who took some rather unique blood and harvested it. hmm···. okay. It’s just a thing. It’s like a rare collectible.”

Arthur tilted his head.

Even though I had heard of a person who collects rare antiques, I had never seen a person who collected a human with rare blood.

However, without thinking deeply, I asked the following question.

“Then you won’t kill me?”

Whitebeard drank the tea.

“well···. I’m thinking about it. Should I kill you on the spot, or should I save you? Killing it would make it a hassle to deal with, and saving it would make me feel uncomfortable… I’ve never forgiven those who touch my things.”

Silence falls with the answer.

Whitebeard gulped down his tea, watching Arthur, and Arthur tinkered with the meteorite sword.

‘If the answer is kill, I have to counterattack, but how should I do it?’

If I stabbed the carotid artery right away, would I have a chance?

Or should I start by cutting off both arms so that I can’t use magic?

Arthur shook his head in repeated agony.

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No family was convinced that they could kill the old man right in front of them.

‘It’s said that it’s that strong, but it’s difficult… It’s just that we run into each other at a time like this.’

It was time for Arthur to keep looking for the best move.

Whitebeard broke the silence and opened his mouth.

“I have decided. I will save you.”

“… oh. Really?”

“I didn’t come here to kill you in the first place. No matter how much I do, killing a child from a Bavarian family is a big risk.”

Arthur tilted his head.

“Then why did you come?”

“You are curious. The face of the man who found and killed Frakil, who is hard to find even for me.”

As if Arthur understood the white beard’s answer, he exclaimed.

“I guess so. I have to solve my questions.”

“oh… You know the aesthetics of curiosity. Then can I ask you a question?”

“What is it?”

“Why did you kill Frakil? There doesn’t seem to be any reason to kill him.”

Arthur smiled and replied.

“Because you tried to kill me first. So I hit some players first.”

Whitebeard narrowed his eyes.

“Frakil? No matter how crazy he is, he’s not an idiot to mess with the Bayern side, is he?”

Arthur shrugged.

“Not now, because he was going to kill me later.”

“… I don’t understand, but I killed it because I was going to touch it. Are you saying this now?”

“yes.”

“That is so unique… How did you know that?”

“That is a secret.”

Whitebeard burst into laughter.

“secret? hahahaha… It’s a word I haven’t heard in a long time.”

After that, in the silence that fell, Whitebeard stroked his beard.

While stroking his chest-length beard for a long time, he abruptly picked up the bowler hat he had taken off.

Seeing that, Arthur asked cautiously.

“Are you leaving?”

“Then let’s go. There is a limit to putting the 5th circle knight to sleep, and the next stop is my destination.”

“this···. Goodbye. Nice to meet you, Whitebeard.”

“You don’t look like that?”

“no. I thought I wouldn’t be able to communicate with the black magician, but Whitebeard-sama’s conversation was amazing.”

“Oops, don’t be too prejudiced against warlocks. I had fun too. It’s been quite a while since I’ve had a conversation like this with a nobleman.”

Whitebeard taps his staff.

At that moment, the closed door opened and I saw Anna, who had passed out with her eyes open.

Whitebeard opens his mouth once more.

“It’s just locked up. You don’t have to worry too much. by the way···. Are you going to Arcane?”

Arthur looked away and replied.

“yes.”

“If a son of a noble family is going to Arcane, it looks like he wants to enter university.”

“that’s right.”

Whitebeard sticks out a black card.

“I want to see you again. Go to the Black Bell Tower and present this card. The guide will come to meet you.”

After accepting the card, Arthur narrowed his eyes.

“uh···. Is it a gift?”

“It is a gift. It’s worth having a fun conversation after a long time.”

Whitebeard turns around.

“Then it’s a real farewell. Arcane, welcome to this mad city. Confucius.”

* * *

Black Mage White Beard.

Thanks to the unexpected meeting with him, Arthur was able to realize it.

‘Looks like they’re returning to Arcane. I met all those people.’

Criminals, heroes, knights, wizards.

Arcane, a city where people with various backgrounds of various occupations gather.

Because of that, anything could happen in Arcane, and anything could be accomplished.

As proof of that, members of Sky Island, who exist only in legends.

The encounter with Whitebeard was only possible in Arcane.

‘It’s nice to be back here too. From the first meeting, it was a meeting with a black magician that was only passed down as a legend…’

Meanwhile, the running train stopped.

After a long and long journey, they finally arrived in Arcane.

Anna, who got off the train following Arthur, marveled at the scene of Arcane.

“Wow… No, how can a building be so tall? It’s really amazing…”

Just then, a group of gangs approached with flags raised.

Arthur, who turned his gaze, oh… exclaimed.

It was because the group of people approaching with their flags raised were high-ranking officials of Arcane.

“Meet Sogaju in Bavaria. We are going to serve you from now on, is that okay?”

Polite senior officials wait for an answer.

Thirty attendants also looked at Arthur.

Arthur nodded slowly.

“Yes, I heard it from my mother in advance. Could you please guide me?”

“Then this way.”

Once again, the officials bowed their backs and moved on.

At the same time, the crowd blocking the way split into two and opened the way.

“No, who is it that an Arcane official comes to meet you?”

“Are they the ones who didn’t go out to meet the king’s descendants?”

Anna whispered in an excited voice at the whispers she heard.

“I think these people are really great people, Gongja-nim!”

Arthur nodded.

“It’s great. Because they are the powerful people here in Arcane.”

“These people?”

“yes. Interfering with Arcane’s civil servants is like rebelling against the Imperial Guard in terms of the Empire.”

Anna admires the explanation.

After that, it was a time when I couldn’t take my eyes off the civil servants in stylish suits.

A luxurious limousine appeared and stopped in front of the group.

Guided by the officials, Arthur climbed into the limousine and was able to enter the middle of the huge city very comfortably.

“After receiving a letter from His Excellency Jonel, Duke of Bavaria, I have selected a few of the mansions and hotels to stay. Among the selected places, Arthur Bavaria’s transportation and safety through internal examination again. We selected a place where these two things gave us the highest priority, and this mansion was chosen among them.”

With the explanation, the limousine stopped, and the huge mansion greeted Arthur and his friends.

“Ten minutes away from the university. Several private facilities including own swimming pool. It may be rather small, but considering the surrounding infrastructure, it is one of the best mansions currently available for sale.”

At the mention of the small size, Arthur tilted his head.

It wasn’t comparable to the Bavarian mansion, but it was because the size of the mansion in front of him was enormous.

‘To find a house like this in Arcane… How many gold coins should I give?’

An ordinary farmer all his life.

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No, even if you work for hundreds of years, you probably won’t be able to buy it.

Because of that, Arthur was able to realize it.

‘It starts at a completely different point than before. Not on the street, but at home. Not the idiot Arthur Bavaria, but the duke’s Arthur Bavaria.’

And this fact gave Arthur quite a big impression.

When you secretly enjoy that feeling, a high-ranking official standing next to you carefully asks a question.

“If you don’t like it, I’ll show you another house.”

“no. I’ll do it here.”

A faint smile hangs on the official’s lips.

“It’s not the best choice, but I can say it’s the best choice. Confucius.”

“Looks like it. But what’s your name?”

“… Do you mean my name?”

“yes. We talked, but I don’t think I’ve even heard your name until now.”

The official’s mouth, which had not stopped, was shut for the first time.

However, he quickly responded to Arthur’s question with his face covered.

“My name is Evan Christer, a third-class civil servant. I would be grateful if you could call me Evan.”

“nice to meet you. Evan. Is there anything else I need to hear?”

“Since you came from far away, this is the end of today’s schedule. As for the big issues, I will visit your house again tomorrow and tell you in person, but I think it would be good for you to know this one thing.”

With a softer tone than before, Evan holds out a business card.

Arthur tilts his head and asks a question.

“What is this?”

“Arcane Market.”

Evan answers in a voice full of pride.

“This is Mayor Angelina’s business card. As soon as the luggage is sorted, he has sent the word to have a cup of tea.”

* * *

Arthur, who obtained an unexpected business card and card, tilted his head.

‘hmm···. I’ve never thought of a relationship with such big players, but should I say I’m lucky?’

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Not to mention Arcane’s market, and even more so the meeting with Whitebeard.

Both of them are powerful people who can shake this city and possibly even the continent.

It was impossible to meet such people, even if they paid tens of millions of gold.

However, that meeting was accomplished in just two days after visiting Arcane.

‘Of course, we’ll have to see if this meeting will turn out to be fate… It’s not bad.’

So time passed again.

Among them, the Bavarian retainers who followed Arthur began to busily build a new home.

Anna stood at the center of that change.

Without a good night’s sleep, she went out to decorate the mansion she had received from the officials as that of Arthur Bavaria.

“Confucius’ favorite color is achromatic. I think it would be better to use marble as the tile. For furniture, I’ll ask Takua, the most famous furniture store in Arcane!”

Anna, who has already adapted to the huge city of Arcane, is only Arthur.

He was extremely passionate about decorating a living space for only one person.

He was so enthusiastic that the attendants who followed him stuck out their tongues.

In it, Arthur spent a day that was no different from the daily life of the Bavarian mansion.

There was nothing big about going out for a walk from time to time and seeing the city of Arcane.

‘But I have to prepare soon. I have to meet the mayor in the next two weeks… I’m also going to be admitted… I don’t have much time.’

It was good to finish all the things that could be done before that.

Because of that, after a short break, Arthur went out.

“Oh Gongja? Are you going out?”

“No.”

“I will prepare it now.”

Arthur shook his head.

“no. I will go out alone today. I want to see the city a little bit, and I want to see the place where I will be staying in the future by myself.”

Anna hesitates in answering.

However, he soon nodded and agreed.

“all right. Instead, please be sure to come back before dinner.”

Arthur muttered with a smile on his lips.

‘Leaving the Bavarian mansion, this one is good. That I don’t have to explain my actions or ask for permission.’

Arranging his thoughts like that, Arthur headed straight to the city.

Ugh-!

Area A-1, which can be called the heart of Arcane.

This is the world’s most expensive luxury goods and other most expensive restaurants.

It was a street of luxury and pleasure, decorated with the best of everything.

Because of that, the only people walking on the streets were the upper classes of Arcane.

Arthur, who was leisurely strolling through the streets of the privileged class, stopped in front of a tailor shop.

[Manners make a person.]

Arthur burst out laughing at the unique signboard name.

“I don’t know if you’ll be fine. Elder Willett.”

With a murmur, Arthur opened the tailor’s door.

Along with the tinkling of bells, the distinctive scent of a tailor’s shop stung Arthur’s nose.

Arthur turned his head at the familiar voice that came from within.

“Who are you?”

After saying hello, Arthur’s eyes shine in a somewhat harsh tone.

‘Correct me. More than the days I knew.’

After finishing his thoughts, Arthur is the owner of ＜Manners Make a Man＞.

At the same time, he politely greeted Willett, who is also a big broker in the underworld.

“hello? I’m here for work, Old Willett.”